Sarah Schulte

Chicago Police Department leaders faced questions from City Council members Wednesday during a budget hearing, with much of the discussion focused on a new gunshot detection pilot program announced last week by Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle unveiled a proposed budget that closes a $550 million deficit without raising taxes or laying off employees, calling it the most difficult budget challenge the county has faced since 2011.

Mayor Brandon Johnson said Wednesday he continues to support Chicago school board president candidate Hilario Dominguez despite a reopened investigation into sexual harassment allegations against him.

Chicago school board president candidate Hilario Dominguez said he will remain in the race after the CPS IG reopened an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against him.

A federal judge has launched a fact-finding process into alleged prosecutorial misconduct in the failed case against the so-called Broadview Six, a move that could potentially lead to criminal contempt proceedings.

A proposed $260.8 million settlement for 17 people wrongfully convicted in cases tied to former CPD detective Reynaldo Guevara could be the largest single police misconduct settlement in U.S. history if approved by the Chicago City Council.

Teachers in a south suburban school district have now filed a complaint with the state of Illinois over dirty schools.

As early voting begins Thursday at Chicago's downtown Super Site, one name is drawing significant attention in a Chicago school board race despite not appearing on the ballot: Michael Sacks.

A negotiated agreement tied to the sale of Chicago's parking meter system cleared the City Council's Finance Committee on Thursday, advancing a proposal supporters said would return money to taxpayers while critics argued it only marginally improves a deal long viewed as unfavorable to the city.

Francis Parker School's long-discussed expansion plan cleared another major hurdle after receiving approval from the City Council's Zoning Committee.